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Malalas Life
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Malala was born
Malala was born in Mingora, Swat valley, Pakistan -
Malala gives her first speech
Malala gives her " How dare the Taliban Take away my basic right of education" speech -
Malala wins the International Children's' Peace Prize
Malala Yousafzai was awarded the International Children's Peace Prize in recognition of her bravery in speaking out for every girl's right to an education. -
Malala gets shot
Malala was shot in the head by a TTP gunman while she was walking home from school. She survived the attack and was flown from Peshawar to Birmingham, England, for surgery. -
Malala gets a death threat
Malala and her family learned that the Taliban had issued a death threat against her because of her activism. Though Malala was frightened for the safety of her father (an anti-Taliban activist) she and her family initially felt that the fundamentalist group would not actually harm a child. -
Malala won the United Nations Human Rights Prize
For the first time since being shot, she made a public appearance on her 16th birthday and addressed an audience of 500 at the United Nations in New York City.